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4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW

1 planning record

Estimated value

£240,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£210,000)+14%
  • Against BB12 9EW's recent median (£180,000)+33%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£240,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£210,000)+14%
  • Against BB12 9EW's recent median (£180,000)+33%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Forest Avenue is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB12 9EW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    78 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in BB12 9EW

    5 sales, median £180,000 (2025–2013)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 December 2021Most recent

    £210,000

    +16.7%over 2 years

  2. 29 March 2019

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BB12 9EW: £180,000 (2025–2013).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 4 Forest Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Forest Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Fence, Burnley, Burnley (BB12 9EW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2021. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 June 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

1 application on record at 4 Forest Avenue, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9EW

1decisions15documents3nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveSubdivision
  1. Dec 2021
    SubdivisionFull
    Outcome in report

    Full: Subdivide dwelling house into two separate dwelling houses (Retrospective).

    Retrospective
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    21/0822/FUL
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  • The 15 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Forest Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Forest Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,692

Street avg £2,274

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Burnley district page.
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Crime

247/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Old Laund Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary124m
  • Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Pendle Primary AcademyPrimary2.3km
  • Higham St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Old Laund StreetBus stop65m
  • Harpers InnBus stop197m
  • Village StoreBus stop231m
  • Harpers LaneBus stop248m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,444 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour994 reports25%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson343 reports9%
  • Burglary273 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB12 9EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BB12 9EW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BB12 9EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Forest Avenue is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BB12 9EW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 4 Forest Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Forest Avenue was lodged in June 2020 at band C and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Forest Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BB12 9EW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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